Data · collection · 2017
Davis 33MHz Meteor Detection Radar Winds
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
This data set contains the characteristics of meteor detections from a 33MHz meteor detection radar operating at Davis station, Antarctica.
Description
The direction of arrival and radial velocity of these meteor detections can be used to infer average wind speed in the height range 75-105 km (depending on the season). Meteor detection data also includes signal power, decay time and the echo range.
The experiment runs continuously, with the exception of data transfers and downtime for maintenance. Data collection began in January 2005. Initial operation used single dipole receive antennas that had low end-on sensitivity (to the NE and SW).
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These antennas were upgraded to crossed dipoles in early 2008 such that all receive directions could be observed. The data is stored in two formats. One contains records corresponding to individual meteor detections (with a 'met' file type).
The other contains inferred hourly wind velocity estimates for the mesosphere, lower thermosphere region (with a 'vel' file extension'. Data are stored using a binary format designed by the radar manufacturer Atmospheric Radar Systems (ATRAD). The radar PI or ATRAD can be contacted for instructions on converting the data file format.
Links
Get the data
- Request a copy of the data data.aad.gov.au/eds/4506/download ↗
download · from NASA CMR
Documentation and papers
- data.aad.gov.au /aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=Davis_33MHz_Meteor_Radar ↗
Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset.
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Public information for AAS project 4445 secure3.aad.gov.au/proms/public/projects/report_project_public.cfm?project_no=AAS… ↗
project · from NASA CMR
- Public information for AAS project 2668 secure3.aad.gov.au/proms/public/projects/report_project_public.cfm?project_no=AAS… ↗
project · from NASA CMR
- Public information for AAS project 4025 secure3.aad.gov.au/proms/public/projects/report_project_public.cfm?project_no=AAS… ↗
project · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1420797357-AU_AADC.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1420797357-AU_AADC.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Atmospheric Winds · FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS · Radio Detection and Ranging
Provenance · 1 source records, 11 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C1420797357-AU_AADC | 9 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:radar | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:fixed-observation-stations | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |